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Beware ‘citizens of the world’

Opinion: Beware ‘citizens of the world’ EDITOR: A Feb. 8 letter to the editor discussed “our biggest


Hatred grows in Venezuela

Hatred grows in Venezuela Miami Herald: Is it likely that a contemporary state in Latin America


Don’t look for the Valley to be stimulated

Opinion: Once again, it appears the Mahoning Valley is going to get left behind. Appears is the key because


“It’s gone deep. It’s gotten worse. The situation we face could not be more

Opinion: “It’s gone deep. It’s gotten worse. The situation we face could not be more serious.” President


Stimulus package is now a catchall

Opinion: WASHINGTON — The president, convinced that the only thing America has to fear is an insufficiency of


Can Pakistan be trusted to wage war on al-Qaida?

Editorial: As President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard C. Holbrooke, reaches


Times are difficult, but they aren’t dire

Opinion: When British Prime Minister Gordon Brown uttered the word “depression” recently, listeners gasped. A


A tax scofflaw — again

Washington Post: No one, not even his harshest critics, can enjoy the thought of Marion Barry going


Is a fighting chance the only one Youngstown has?

Opinion: Is a fighting chance the only one Youngstown has? EDITOR: Sunday’s paper asks, “Have we


Reckless behavior should carry legal liabilities

Editorial: Reckless behavior should carry legal liabilities Accidents happen, but what happened on Lake Erie


“It’s a little hard for me to take criticism from folks about this recovery package

Opinion: “It’s a little hard for me to take criticism from folks about this recovery package after they’ve


Obama catches Iran off guard

Opinion: It was supposed to be the first U.S.-Iranian exchange under the Obama administration. Iran invited


Economic stimulus must focus on poor

Opinion: The bad news on the economy continued last week, when we learned that the unemployment rate has now


Stimulus bill opens door to Socialism

Opinion: In Charles Dickens’ novel “David Copperfield,” Wilkins Micawber delivers an economics lesson to


Lincoln continues to loom large in America

Opinion: On Feb. 12 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The relatively short